Our Access and Inclusion Plan provides a framework and sets out Council’s commitment to advancing the City as a welcoming and inclusive place.
What will the plan deliver?
The City of Mitcham's Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024, identifies the outcomes the City of Mitcham will achieve to improve access and inclusion for people of all abilities. It sets out five focus areas and corresponding actions that will enable the City to provide services, supports, facilities and information that are accessible for all and genuinely inclusive.
The focus areas are:
- Culture: Accessibility and inclusion are a part of our way of working across the organisation
- Collaborate and Advocate: The rights of people living with a disability are represented, upheld and promoted
- Communicate, Engage and Participate: People living with a disability meaningfully engage and contribute to the City of Mitcham
- Spaces and places: Experiences in our spaces and places are accessible and inclusive for all
- Volunteering, Learning and Employment: People living with a disability participate economically and socially through work and volunteering opportunities
Read or listen to our Access and Inclusion Plan
You can view and download a copy of the plan which is available in different formats below:
City of Mitcham Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 (PDF version)
City of Mitcham Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 (MS Word version audio friendly)
City of Mitcham Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 (large print word version)
City of Mitcham Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 (reader friendly version)
City of Mitcham Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 (easy read version)
A copy of our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2020-2024 is also available from:
- City of Mitcham Civic Centre, 131 Belair Road, Torrens Park
- Mitcham Memorial Library, 154 Belair Road, Hawthorn
- Blackwood Library, 215 Main Road, Blackwood
Why the plan is important?
It is estimated that more than 20,000 people living in the City of Mitcham have access and inclusion needs. According to the 2019 Population Health Profile the number of residents in the City of Mitcham who identified as living with severe and profound disability was 2,550. Added to this are the families of approximately 3,500 children aged 0-4 years who use strollers and prams, and the more than 11,000 people living in the City of Mitcham who are over the age of 65.
The Access and Inclusion Plan links with the City of Mitcham’s Strategic Management Plan Mitcham 2030, 4-Year Delivery Plan, Annual Business Plans, Living Well Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2020-2025 and is supported by our Access and Inclusion Policy. Importantly, the disability and action plan is aligned with and draws on the State Disability Inclusion Plan 2019-2023 - Inclusive SA and meets regulatory obligations legislated by the Disability Inclusion Act, 2018 (SA).